MOSCA STRAPPERS THE CLEAR WINNER FOR STEPHENS & GEORGE

Having already 10 machines in use across the business, Stephens & George was confident of the consistent reliability offered by Mosca technology, which, according to the company’s group bindery manager, Marcus Partridge, made the decision to install two more a ‘no brainer’.

The machines are used for the application of strap to various brochure and mail-out products. Standard features of the SoniXs MP-6 T include tool-free disassembly and reassembly, resulting in easy access for cleaning and maintenance, while wear-free DC drives with integrated electronics, adjustable strap tension via potentiometer and programmable strap tension value ensure reliability and user-friendly operation.

Other benefits include cycle counter integration; quick strap coil change achieved by changeability options from the front and side; automatic strap threading system complemented by automatic strap loop ejection; and strap end detection with ejection of remaining strap. 

In addition, Mosca’s patented SoniXs ultrasonic sealing system is said to deliver excellent energy efficiency thanks to its electronic self-calibration. Requiring no warm-up time, energy is only consumed at the moment the strap ends are sealed. Similarly the option to switch from maximum to material-friendly eco speed adds to the minimal energy consumption of the machine.  

"Having used a variety of other branded strappers on our mailing lines and none of them being that reliable, I was beginning to think this was just the norm,” explains Marcus Partridge. "That changed as soon as we installed a Mosca strapping machine; the kit does exactly what it says on the tin and straps all bundles of varying depths with consistency and reliability.”